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written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group

This is an interactive homework problem relating to interacting forces in a system featuring an incline plane, two blocks of equal mass, and an ideal pulley. Given angles of incline, mass of the blocks, and coefficient of friction, students are required to determine the acceleration of the block moving up the incline.

A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and tips to set up the calculations. Immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses. This item is part of a larger collection of interactive homework problems for introductory physics. See Related items on this page for a link to the full collection.

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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6408">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014.</a>

Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Retrieved March 3, 2015, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline

Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. http://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline (accessed 3 March 2015).

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